¹Ja Taavetile teatati ning öeldi: 'Vaata, vilistid sõdivad Keila vastu ja riisuvad rehealuseid.'

¹And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

²Siis küsis Taavet Issandalt, öeldes: 'Kas pean minema neid vilisteid lööma?' Ja Issand vastas Taavetile: 'Mine ja löö vilisteid ja päästa Keila!'

²And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said to David, Go and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

³Aga Taaveti mehed ütlesid temale: 'Vaata, me kardame juba siin Juudas, mis veel siis, kui läheksime Keilasse vilistite võitlusridade vastu!'

³But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

⁴Siis küsis Taavet taas Issandalt ja Issand kostis temale ning ütles: 'Tõuse, mine alla Keilasse, sest ma annan vilistid sinu kätte!'

⁴And David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into thy hand.

⁵Ja Taavet läks oma meestega Keilasse ning sõdis vilistite vastu; ta viis ära nende karjad ja tekitas neile suure kaotuse; nõnda päästis Taavet Keila elanikud.

⁵And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

⁶Kui Ebjatar, Ahimeleki poeg, põgenes Taaveti juurde Keilasse, tõi ta õlarüü kaasa.

⁶And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

⁷Saulile teatati, et Taavet oli tulnud Keilasse. Ja Saul ütles: 'Jumal on ta minu kätte andnud, sest ta on ise ennast pannud tõkkesse, minnes väravate ja riividega linna.'

⁷And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.

⁸Ja Saul hüüdis kogu rahva sõtta, et minna alla Keilasse piirama Taavetit ja tema mehi.

⁸And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

⁹Aga Taavet sai teada, et Saul kavatses tema vastu kurja, ja ta ütles preester Ebjatarile: 'Too õlarüü siia!'

⁹And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod.

¹⁰Ja Taavet ütles: 'Issand, Iisraeli Jumal! Su sulane on tõesti kuulnud, et Saul püüab tulla Keilasse hävitama linna minu pärast.

¹⁰Then said David, Jehovah, God of Israel, thy servant hath heard for certain that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

¹¹Kas Keila kodanikud annavad mu tema kätte? Kas Saul tuleb alla, nagu su sulane on kuulnud? Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, ilmuta ometi oma sulasele!' Ja Issand vastas: 'Ta tuleb.'

¹¹Will the citizens of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? Jehovah, God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.

¹²Ja Taavet küsis veel: 'Kas Keila kodanikud annavad minu ja mu mehed Sauli kätte?' Ja Issand vastas: 'Annavad küll.'

¹²And David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver [thee] up.

¹³Siis Taavet ja ta mehed, ligi kuussada meest, võtsid kätte ja läksid Keilast välja ning hulkusid paigast teise. Ja kui Saulile teatati, et Taavet oli Keilast pääsenud, siis ta loobus oma retkest.

¹³Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he forbore to go forth.

¹⁴Ja Taavet asus kõrbes mäelinnustesse, jäädes mäestikku Siifi kõrbes. Saul otsis teda taga kogu aja, aga Jumal ei andnud teda tema kätte.

¹⁴And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

¹⁵Taavet aga nägi küll, et Saul läks nõudma tema hinge. Kui Taavet oli Siifi kõrbes metsakurus,

¹⁵And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

¹⁶võttis Joonatan, Sauli poeg, kätte ja läks Taaveti juurde metsakurusse ning kinnitas tema kätt Jumalas.

¹⁶And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

¹⁷Ja ta ütles temale: 'Ära karda, sest mu isa Sauli käsi ei leia sind, vaid sina saad Iisraeli kuningaks ja mina olen sinust järgmine! Ka mu isa Saul teab seda.'

¹⁷And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.

¹⁸Ja nad mõlemad tegid Issanda ees liidu. Ja Taavet jäi metsakurusse, aga Joonatan läks koju.

¹⁸And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

¹⁹Aga siiflased läksid Gibeasse Saulile ütlema: 'Eks Taavet varja ennast meie juures metsakurus, mäelinnustes Hakila kõrgendikul, mis on lõuna pool tühja maad.

¹⁹And the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the waste?

²⁰Ja nüüd, kuningas, tule, millal iganes su hing igatseb tulla, ja me anname tema kuninga kätte!'

²⁰And now, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and it will be for us to deliver him up into the king's hand.

²¹Ja Saul ütles: 'Issand õnnistagu teid, et teil on olnud kaastunnet minu vastu!

²¹And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.

²²Minge nüüd ja tehke veel rohkem kindlaks, uurige ja vaadake paika, kus ta jalg liigub ja kes teda seal on näinud; sest mulle on öeldud, et ta on väga kaval.

²²Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

²³Vaadake ja uurige kõiki peidupaiku, kuhu ta võiks pugeda; ja kui on kindlaks tehtud, siis tulge tagasi minu juurde ja ma lähen siis koos teiega! Kui ta on maal, siis ma otsin tema üles kõigi Juuda tuhandete hulgast.'

²³And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah.

²⁴Ja nad võtsid kätte ning läksid Sauli eel Siifi; aga Taavet ja tema mehed olid Maoni kõrbes, lagendikul lõuna pool tühja maad.

²⁴And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste.

²⁵Kui Saul oma meestega läks otsima, siis teatati Taavetile ja tema läks alla Selani ning jäi Maoni kõrbe; kui Saul seda kuulis, siis ta ajas Taavetit taga Maoni kõrbes.

²⁵And Saul and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard [that], and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

²⁶Aga Saul käis ühel pool mäge ja Taavet oma meestega teisel pool mäge. Ja kui Taavet ruttas minema Sauli eest ning Saul ja ta mehed piirasid Taavetit ja ta mehi, et neid kinni võtta,

²⁶And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

²⁷siis sündis, et käskjalg tuli Sauli juurde, öeldes: 'Tõtta ja tule, sest vilistid on valgunud maale!'

²⁷But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.

²⁸Siis Saul loobus Taavetit taga ajamast ja läks vilistite vastu. Sellepärast hüütakse seda paika 'Lahutuskaljuks'.

²⁸And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

²⁹And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.